New Delhi: A fresh bout of rain drenched Delhi on Wednesday, providing respite from sultry weather. Several parts of the capital, including east and south Delhi, reported light rain.
Weather forecasters have said rains are likely to pick up in Delhi for two to three days with the monsoon trough moving down from the foothills of the Himalayas.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light to moderate rain in the capital over the next three days.
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The monsoon trough started moving down from the foothills of the Himalayas towards central India on Tuesday. Delhi will get rains when the trough will pass over it, said Mahesh Palawat, vice president (meteorology and climate change), Skymet Weather.
The precipitation in Delhi will reduce after this spell for around a week, he said. (PTI)